Carassioides macropterus
Carassioides macropterus Nguyen, 2001
First described in: Nguyen, V. H.; Ngô, S. V. (2001). Ca nuoc ngot Viet Nam. Tap I. Ho ca chep (Cyprinidae). [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae]. 1: 1-622 [In Vietnamese. Authorship in Vietnamese given as Nguyen van Hao and Ngo Sy Van.].
Carassioides acuminatus or black fish is a species of cyprinid fish in the subfamily Cyprininae. It is found in central and northern Vietnam and the Pearl River and Hainan in China. It may have been introduced into Laos. It occurs in slow flowing rivers with sandy or muddy beds. It has an omnivorous diet, including alga, insect larvae, zooplankton and organic detritus. It is sold in Vietnam for human consumption, where it valued as a food fish, and it is also used in aquaculture.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2366027.